Improved harness-saddle tree



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH 4KOEHLER, on HoLYoxE, MAssAoHsErrs.

IMPROVED HARNESS-SADDLE TREE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 47,647, dated May 9,1865.

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Be it known that I, AnoLPH KOEHLER, of Holyoke, in the county of Hampdenand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedHarness-Saddle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part ot this specification, in Which-Figure l is a side sectional View of my invention, taken in the line xw, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a plan or top View of the same.

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This invention relates to anew and iinproved harness-saddle of thatclass which are provided with metal seats and trees; and it has for itsobject the securing of the seat to the tree, and also the securing ofthe checkrein hook to the seat and tree in such a manner that aperfectly smooth surface will be allowed at the under side of the tree,no projecting screws or bolts extending down to injure or gall the backofthe horse.

A represents the tree of the saddle, which is of cast metal, and hasleather strips, B, riveted to it both at its upper and under surfaces,the upper strip of leather extending entirely over the tree, so that theseat C may rest upon it. The tree A at its center and most elevatedposition has an upright lug or projection, a, near its front edge, whichlug or projection passes through the leather B at the upper surface ofthe tree.

At the rear of the tree A, and in line with the lug or projection a,there is an upright lip, I, which is behind a pendent projection, c, attne under side of the seat, said projection having a hole in it, inwhich a female thread is cut to receive a screw, D, which passes throughthe lip b. (See Fig. l.) This screw D, in connection with a screw, E,rmly secures the seat to the tree, thelatter screw, E,

passing up through the tree from its under side and through the seat,and having an ornamental nut, F, on its upper end. The head of the screwE is ilush with the under surface of the tree, the-screw hole beingcountcrsunk to receive the screw-head, as shown clearly in Fig. 1.

Gr represents the check-rein hook, which is of the usual shape or form,and has its lower end iiattened or expanded, with two holes made in it,one for the lug or projection a to pass through, and the other for thescrew E to pass through, as shown in Fig. 1. The under side of the seatC is of concave form, but the front edge extends down, forming a liphaving a hole, d, in it for the hook G to pass through. By thisarrangement it will be seen that the seat C is firmly secured to thetree A, While at the same time the under side of the tree is perfectlysmooth, there being no projecting screws or bolts to injure or gall theback of the animal and it will further be seen that the check-rein hookG will also be firmly secured to the seat and tree, as the screw E, lugor projection a, and the hole d in the front end of the seat prevent thepossibility of its moving in any way.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-,-

1. Securing the checlrreiu hook Gr between the seat C and tree A bymeans of theI lug or projection a., combined with the screw E, asdescribed.

2. In combination with the screw 1], the

screw D, passing through the lip b and into the pendent projection c,for the purpose of securing the rear part of the seat to the treo,

as described.

ADOLPH KOEHLER.

Witnesses:

PORTER UNDERWOOD, ELIHU HALL.

